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AS GOOD AS MONEY
Most of this stuff is new to me since last year at this time I was more concerned with my ebay business (It was rockin' last year). This year I am still doing well on my ebay business but am trying not to buy as much this year. This leaves me more time to save money in my personal life.
I never realized until this past summer how many rebates I have missed. Oh the money I have not gotten. Also all the gift card promotions there are, plus Ebates.

This past week I have concentrated on Gift cards and rebates. I have manged to get 3 Rite Aid gift cards by transferring my 3 Rx the last week of the deal ($30 for every Rx transfered up to 4). Two of these 4 were worth $25 each at CVS too.

I spend a lot of time on Hot Coupon World and it has paid off. I have become friends with 2 people that get a lot of rebate forms and another one that get a few. We trade forms (or in one case she gives to me more than I to her) and coupons on a regular basis. In the past 7 days alone I have sent off for more than $50 worth of rebates. Also in this network of Friends we share information. For instance one person had alerted me to a deal Lowes Home Improvement had going on. This past weekend if you bought $100 worth of gift cards you got a form to fill out for an additional $20 gift card, plus you got a coupon on your receipt for $10 off a $50 order. Also I had some rebates that were worth $10 for buying a $20+$25 gift card. I ran out and got the Lowes Gift card knowing I needed to buy some Trashcans and recycling bins (we have recently cancelled our trash pickup). So for my $100 gift card, I received a $10/$50 coupon, $20 rebate and a $10 rebate. Plus when I purchased my trashcans and used my $10/$50 coupon I received another $10/$50 coupon.

This week Food Lion is running a promotion, if you buy $50 in Best Buy gift cards you get a $10 off your next order coupon for Food Lion. CVS had run an ECB promotion to buy American Express Gift cards. I also received a card from Bank Of America if I buy 3 AE gift cards I get a $15 AE gas card-I have also seen this promotion at Food Lion too. The problem with the AE gift cards is they have an activation fee of $4.95 each, so unless it was something needed then it isn't really worth it.

Right now I have
3 $30 Rite Aid Cards
1 $25 American Express Gas Card
1 $15 Best Buy cash
$10 Old Navy Cash
3-$5 Old Navy cards
$7.44 Old Navy Credit (for returning defective pants with no receipt-2 yrs old!)
$50 left on my Lowes Home Improvement GC
2 $10 HT gift cards (purchased for a $10 rebate)
2 $4 DVD/Rental check
5 Food Lion Milk Tickets (need one more for free gallon)
$2/$25 Order for Family Dollar, I will use it at Harris Teeter
$15 CVS ECB
$8.78 Walgreens Gift card (not pictured)
4 $25 coupons for Gift cards when I transfer our 4 RX to there before 2-14-09
All this equals MONEY even though it isn't "cash"
Today I used $110 in Kohls cash, $5 Best Buy bucks and 2 $10 Software checks.

And when my rebates start rolling in-which quite a few are actual gift cards good anywhere-I will be rolling in...dough...er Gift cards!